Joan, Do you know Sam West ? He is doing research on the Singletary family I believe. Tim Harrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Singletary" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:46 AM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] ELI SINGLETARY >I am trying to find clues to the wife of Eli SINGLETARY who is listed in > censuses as Ann born in Wales. Using the census records she was possibly > born between 1838 and 1841 and a guess at marriage date would be > 1850-1854. In 1850 Eli is in the household of his father and the 1st > child was born about 1855. The family emigrated to Texas in the late > 1850's or early 1860's. > > So far I have found Texas death certificates for two of their children; > on one Ann's maiden name is given as Elizabeth Ann Hammeer; on the > second, Ann Williams. I am searching for other death certificates in > Texas to break the tie! > > The marriage records for this time period of 1850-54 do not seem to exist > for Bladen Co. Can anyone on List offer any other avenues of research for > me to pursue? I don't know that they were married in Bladen Co. but this > is where the Singletary family lived and I must start somewhere. Thanks > for any brainstorms you can share. > > Joan Singletary > [email protected]